The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released this week its report on privacy and cybersecurity, prepared by the Research Group, Legal Services, Policy and Research. The report first lays out various cybersecurity challenges, including the growing sophistication of attackers, the proliferation of big data sets that act as honeypots and the fact that many organizations still do not prioritize breach prevention and preparedness. Second, it provides an overview of cyber-policy developments. Finally, in the conclusion, the report offers recommendations on emphasizing privacy protection in cyber activities. Particularly, privacy values should be built into security activities so that they do not become an excuse “for building massive surveillance regimes”; new laws should incentivize preparedness, and “it is no longer enough to simply be compliant with privacy requirements or technical safeguards to the minimum extent possible.”
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